My grandpa had 2 of these, so he could rent movies and make copies, lol. I believe they were $700 apiece in the late 70s, early 80s. Had a wired remote control also.
Two or three years ago on eBay, I bought a working 1984 top-loading Quasar VHS VCR just like this one. It functions properly which is pretty rare from eBay sellers when a lot of top-loaders have rotted belts or other issues which are not surprising given the age of such machines now. Lots of nostalgic fun for sure. :)
This Quasar V.C.R. is a version of the Panasonic PV 1222/PV 1225. A.F.T. stands for "automatic fine tuning." Before the advent of quartz digitally controlled tuning that became commonplace around 1986, televisions and video recorders had to be manually tuned. The presets would be locked via solenoids. Of course now it is all irrelevant since television is digital and one just hooks the converter box through the phono cables into "line." One thing I personally like about these old units was that they were optimized to use with Japanese broadcast, which had a much higher standard than American television at the time. Now that we have digital T.V., these ancient decks actually record the signal better than newer V.C.R.s since the electronics were made at such a high caliber. Even your deck, which was considered low-end at the time has incredible resolution despite only having two video heads. The four-head units at the time were the PV-1525 (mono), PV-1530 (Dolby linear stereo), and the PV-1730 (high fidelity P.C.M. stereo). A good top loading four-head unit from Panasonic was the PV-1510 from late 1982, which was also a mono recorder.
@@analoghermit Could you tell me about the repairs that had to be made to your unit? I will put money down that your idler tire was worn (belts probably also had to be replaced). I have replaced that idler before in a 1985 Sylvania VC-2234 (Panasonic PV-1335), it is actually a much easier job than say a Sharp deck from that time period.
The number of heads has no bearing on the resolution. Only two video heads are ever used for standard rec/playback. In EP, a different pair of heads are used. Third or fourth heads were also used to improve freeze frame/slow motion etc. It's a common misconception that more heads = better picture, one that manufacturers were perfectly happy to let salesmen & buyers believe. More heads = more features though, and slightly better LP/EP pic quality.
PCM was featured on a small number of Video8/Hi8 VCRs, but never on VHS. (aside from external PCM adapters, recording on the video track, but that's another topic). The audio on the PV-1730 was "AFM" HiFi Stereo, also known as HD (High Dynamic) Audio on early Panasonic HiFi VHS decks. The HD moniker was quickly dropped, though, and mostly only seen on commercial Panasonic VCRs. After the early HD Audio models, it was simply known as HiFi Stereo, in-keeping with other brands.
@@analoghermit I was 22 when I bought my first "classic" Panasonic deck from Goodwill in 2015. A 1987 Magnavox VR 9655, which had linear stereo, four heads and on-screen display yet you still had to press record-play at the same time. 1987 was the last year that Panasonic decks had that quirk. When I brought it home, I thought the record button had a short until I read the manual.
Warning ⚠️ make sure that when you turn on the VCR the picture on your computer gets projected to the tv if this is the case your good to go if not switch the cables on your VCR maybe you connected them wrongly
I just found one of these at the thrift store but am having trouble as the device shuts off after a few seconds once the power button is pressed. What kind of service did you have done to this VCR? I read power supply is an issue
Unlikely to be a power supply fault. Power supplies on these old decks were very simple linear psu's, no complicated switched-mode-PSUs (typically). Your problems are almost certainly caused by worn belts &/or worn rubber idler wheels.
I have a very talented guy who grew up in his dad’s tv and electronics repair shop so now he does it for fun. After he fixed my other old family vcr after 3 other ppl tried and failed made me realize how lucky I am. He just fixed a 70s Sony cassette player and he’s working on a beta deck atm.
Quasar was just a brand name used by Matsushita on their "budget" range of products. The fancier stuff being branded National/Panasonic, and the best stuff (mostly audio) branded Technics. There was one Technics-branded hifi-stereo VCR around 1984/1985-ish. Quasar was originally an American brand, I believe, before being purchased by Matsushita.
Now you can record modern films to VHS it’s easy M8 You need a RCA to HDMI adapter Connect an RCA cable to your tv and to The VCRs input then with another set of RCA cables Connect them to the VCRs output to the RCA to HDMI adapter,then the HDMI cable goes to the adapter and the other HDMI plug goes to a computer search any movie you want and press record enjoy. 📽 🍿
We had this exact VCR when I was a child! Loved the wired remote control ❤
When I got this one it didn’t have it with it but just recently I got a 2nd one that doesn’t work and it has the wired remote.
My grandpa had 2 of these, so he could rent movies and make copies, lol. I believe they were $700 apiece in the late 70s, early 80s. Had a wired remote control also.
Wow that’s awesome, I never even thought of a wired remote. Damn that would of been a big purchase back then.
@@analoghermit He passed away 10 years ago, and I got the VCRs. They still work, believe it or not.
This was my family's first VCR!!!
Same!!!
Two or three years ago on eBay, I bought a working 1984 top-loading Quasar VHS VCR just like this one. It functions properly which is pretty rare from eBay sellers when a lot of top-loaders have rotted belts or other issues which are not surprising given the age of such machines now.
Lots of nostalgic fun for sure. :)
This Quasar V.C.R. is a version of the Panasonic PV 1222/PV 1225. A.F.T. stands for "automatic fine tuning." Before the advent of quartz digitally controlled tuning that became commonplace around 1986, televisions and video recorders had to be manually tuned. The presets would be locked via solenoids. Of course now it is all irrelevant since television is digital and one just hooks the converter box through the phono cables into "line." One thing I personally like about these old units was that they were optimized to use with Japanese broadcast, which had a much higher standard than American television at the time. Now that we have digital T.V., these ancient decks actually record the signal better than newer V.C.R.s since the electronics were made at such a high caliber. Even your deck, which was considered low-end at the time has incredible resolution despite only having two video heads. The four-head units at the time were the PV-1525 (mono), PV-1530 (Dolby linear stereo), and the PV-1730 (high fidelity P.C.M. stereo). A good top loading four-head unit from Panasonic was the PV-1510 from late 1982, which was also a mono recorder.
Thanks for all your info!
@@analoghermit Could you tell me about the repairs that had to be made to your unit? I will put money down that your idler tire was worn (belts probably also had to be replaced). I have replaced that idler before in a 1985 Sylvania VC-2234 (Panasonic PV-1335), it is actually a much easier job than say a Sharp deck from that time period.
@@2ndPyleOfVinyl I would have to ask my guy again. He told me but I forget. Next time that happens I’ll be sure to include it in the video.
The number of heads has no bearing on the resolution. Only two video heads are ever used for standard rec/playback. In EP, a different pair of heads are used. Third or fourth heads were also used to improve freeze frame/slow motion etc. It's a common misconception that more heads = better picture, one that manufacturers were perfectly happy to let salesmen & buyers believe. More heads = more features though, and slightly better LP/EP pic quality.
PCM was featured on a small number of Video8/Hi8 VCRs, but never on VHS. (aside from external PCM adapters, recording on the video track, but that's another topic). The audio on the PV-1730 was "AFM" HiFi Stereo, also known as HD (High Dynamic) Audio on early Panasonic HiFi VHS decks. The HD moniker was quickly dropped, though, and mostly only seen on commercial Panasonic VCRs. After the early HD Audio models, it was simply known as HiFi Stereo, in-keeping with other brands.
AFT was Auto fine tuning which was for analogue broadcasts from TV
God bless the internet! Thx
I would like to hear it rewind.
I’ll have to do a follow up video
AFT= Automatic Fine Tuning. The buttons near it was how you programmed the VCR to record at a certain time.
Very unique VCR,
“It won’t work if you just press record”
That got me laughing
The younger gen prolly wouldn’t know that so I thought I would mention it. Haha
@@analoghermit I was 22 when I bought my first "classic" Panasonic deck from Goodwill in 2015. A 1987 Magnavox VR 9655, which had linear stereo, four heads and on-screen display yet you still had to press record-play at the same time. 1987 was the last year that Panasonic decks had that quirk. When I brought it home, I thought the record button had a short until I read the manual.
Cool vcr 📼
Yeah as soon as I saw it I had to pick it up. Thanks for watching!
Good vhs vcr😊
Warning ⚠️ make sure that when you turn on the VCR the picture on your computer gets projected to the tv if this is the case your good to go if not switch the cables on your VCR maybe you connected them wrongly
I just found one of these at the thrift store but am having trouble as the device shuts off after a few seconds once the power button is pressed. What kind of service did you have done to this VCR? I read power supply is an issue
Unlikely to be a power supply fault. Power supplies on these old decks were very simple linear psu's, no complicated switched-mode-PSUs (typically). Your problems are almost certainly caused by worn belts &/or worn rubber idler wheels.
and/or dirty mode switch contacts.
The shut down is more likely to be intentional (due to mechanical issues) rather than an electronic fault.
I have a very talented guy who grew up in his dad’s tv and electronics repair shop so now he does it for fun. After he fixed my other old family vcr after 3 other ppl tried and failed made me realize how lucky I am. He just fixed a 70s Sony cassette player and he’s working on a beta deck atm.
Veri good frunt
AFT - Automatic Fine Tuning
Ни разу не слышал о таком видаке из Японии--Квазар.
Quasar was just a brand name used by Matsushita on their "budget" range of products. The fancier stuff being branded National/Panasonic, and the best stuff (mostly audio) branded Technics. There was one Technics-branded hifi-stereo VCR around 1984/1985-ish.
Quasar was originally an American brand, I believe, before being purchased by Matsushita.
Moist
Now you can record modern films to VHS it’s easy M8
You need a RCA to HDMI adapter
Connect an RCA cable to your tv and to The VCRs input then with another set of RCA cables Connect them to the VCRs output to the RCA to HDMI adapter,then the HDMI cable goes to the adapter and the other HDMI plug goes to a computer search any movie you want and press record enjoy. 📽 🍿